Suburban design
The Bargain That Revived Bell Labs
Eero Saarinen's landmark facility in New Jersey is being redeveloped as a New Urbanist hub, but with one significant twist. Read more
Design
The Concert Hall, Reimagined
Performance spaces today are designed to be stand-alone icons, but that's not how we always designed these buildings. Read more
Conferences
The “Future of Suburbia,” according to MIT
The Center for Advanced Urbanism's new research initiative is long overdue but doesn't yet strike the right note. Read more
In Memoriam
Zaha Hadid, Friend
Architect and critic Joseph Giovannini remembers the wonderful force of nature known as Zaha Hadid. Read more
Professional Development
Why Local Governments Need an Architect At the Table
Practitioners can bring a much-needed technical, apolitical perspective to the organizations that lead their communities. Read more
Best Practices
Tips for Mastering Economic Data
From high-level indicators to detailed sector data, these are the numbers your firm should be tracking. Read more
Innovative Detail
The Lattice Roof of Crossrail Place at Canary Wharf
Foster + Partners' futuristic barrel vault made of glulam timber and ETFE panels tops an active transportation and retail hub in east London. Read more
Next Progressives
Omar Gandhi
The Halifax, Nova Scotia-based architect updates rural vernacular forms with clean lines and minimal material palettes. Read more
Opportunities
Eight Alternative Careers for Architects
Transitioning to a new vocation isn't as difficult as you might think. Read more
Performance
The Case of the Missing Energy Model
Building performance is increasing among client priorities, and the tools to predict it are becoming more accessible. So why isn't energy modeling used in every project? Read more
Products
Five Vibrant Outdoor Furnishings
These products stand out thanks to their whimsical yet modern aesthetic and use of eye-catching colorways. Read more
Building Codes
Mass-Timber Towers Become a Reality, One Additional Floor at a Time
The U.S. lags behind other countries in the use of engineered wood construction. Will updates to building codes be enough to change the paradigm? Read more
2016 AIA Honor Awards
AIA Gold Medal: Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi
Unyielding champions of a “nonstraightforward architecture.” Read more
2016 AIA Honor Awards
AIA Architecture Firm Award: LMN Architects
A Seattle firm devoted to civic responsibility, sustainable development, and a healthy office culture. Read more
2016 AIA Honor Awards
Twenty-Five Year Award: Monterey Bay Aquarium
The beloved attraction, designed by EHDD, is an understated landmark of biomimetic systems and resilient construction. Read more
2016 AIA Honor Awards
Terrance Brown Wins 2016 AIA Edward C. Kemper Award
The New Mexico architect, who has served in a number of capacities with the AIA and is known for work in disaster recovery, wins this year’s top honor for service. Read more
2016 AIA HONOR AWARDS
R. Steven Lewis Wins 2016 AIA Whitney M. Young Jr. Award
The practicing architect is associate vice president for engineering firm TRC and president of the architecture consulting firm Thinking Leadership. Read more
AIA Honor Awards
2016 AIA Thomas Jefferson Award Goes to Hans Butzer
The architect is a director of the Oklahoma City practice Butzer Architects and Urbanism. Read more
2016 AIA Honor Awards
Douglas S. Kelbaugh Wins 2016 AIA Topaz Medallion
An innovator in passive-solar and transit-oriented design, the author, educator, and practitioner brings environmentalism into architectural education. Read more
AIA Honor Awards
AIA Names the Winners of 2016 Young Architects Award
The 12 winners, licensed for no more than 10 years, hail from seven states. Read more
AIA Honor Awards 2016
2016 AIA Associates Award
The Institute named seven winners: R. Denise Everson, Beau Frail, Anna Jones, Joseph Mayo, Jared Edgar McKnight, Ross Miller, and Mary Anne Ocampo. Read more
AIA Honor Awards
AIA Announces the 2016 Collaborative Achievement Award
The Institute recognized George Smart, founder of nonprofit organization North Carolina Modernist Houses, based in Durham, N.C., for taking public knowledge of modern architecture from a local to national level. Read more
AIA COTE Top Ten Awards
AIA Announces 2016 AIA COTE Top Ten Green Projects
The AIA's Committee on the Environment awards honor the best in sustainable architecture and ecological design. Read more
AIA Housing Awards
AIA Announces 2016 Housing Awards
Ten projects, single- and multifamily, received recognition in the AIA's annual housing awards. Read more
AIA Honor Awards
AIA Announces 2016 Institute Honor Awards for Architecture
Eleven projects were recognized across ten states as well as Hong Kong. Read more
Asia Society Hong Kong Center
Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners, AGC Design, Associated Architects Read more
2016 AIA Honor Awards
The AIA Announces the 2016 Institute Honor Awards for Interior Architecture
Five projects were recognized for interiors that inspire. Read more
2016 AIA Honor Awards
The AIA Announces the 2016 Institute Honor Awards for Regional & Urban Design
Forward-looking proposals for feeding the growing population of an Arkansas city and for increasing accessibility to one of the nation's biggest cultural institutions took top honors in the AIA's Regional and Urban Design Awards. Read more
AIA Feature
The Spirit of the Quaker City
William Penn’s vision for a green, safe Philadelphia is alive and well. Read more
AIA Design
Public Consumption
Philly’s best eats can be found in a restored train terminal. Read more
Competitions
Introducing the Studio Prize
Our new awards program recognizes excellence in studio curricula and the student work that results. And there's prize money! Read more
